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' UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

CHARLES FREDMAN, OF NEW HAMBURG, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO JAMES'HALLES, OF SAME PLACE.

MATCH-RECEPTACLE AND IGNITING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 596,492, dated January 4, 1898. Application filed m 1 1897. Serial No. 637,133. (No model.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES FREDMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Hamburg, in the county of Dutchess and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match-Receptacles and Igniting Devices, of which the following is a full and complete specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to lighting devices, and particularly to devices of this class employed in connection with match-boxes; and the object of the invention is to provide an improved combined match-box and lighting device which is so constructed andarranged that the matches may be removed separately from the match box or receptacle and automatically ignited at the same time. i

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by the same numerals of reference in each of the views, and in Which Figure 1 is a front view of my improved combination match box or receptacle and lighting device; Fig. 2, a side view thereof, looking in the direction of the arrow of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a sectional side view looking in the direction of the arrow 1) of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 a partial section on the line at 4 of Fig. 3.

In the practice of my invention I provide a device of the class herein specified which consists of a base 5 provided with legs 6,

three or more of which may be employed, and

formed on or secured-to said base are a num ber of receptacles 7, which are intended to receive burned matches or other articles.

Secured to the base 5 is an upright plate 8, which is forwardly curved at 9, above which said plate is projected upwardly parallel with the bottom portion thereof, as shown at 10,

vand the upwardly-directed,part of the plate 8 is provided centrally with a vertical slot 11, and above the said upwardly-directed tion 10 of the plate 8 projects upwardly through the outwardly-curved portion 12 of said plate, and secured to the back of said plate is a casing 16, consisting of aback plate 17, side plates 18, and a horizontal top plate 19, which extends forwardly about one-third of the distance to the forwardly-directed extension 14 and the upwardly-directed part 10 of the plate 8, and said casing 16 is provided in the back thereof with an irregular opening 20 and in the bottom with a transverse opening 21, and said casing is also provided with a downwardly-directed extension or plate 22, in which is formed a vertical slot 23, which corresponds with the slot 11 and 'which registers therewith, and the downwardly-directed extension or plate 22 of the casing 16 is bolted or otherwise secured to the upwardly-directed portion 10 of the plate 8, as shown at 24c in Figs. 1 and 2, and between the upwardly-directed extension 10 of the o enin 20 in the back of the casing 16, and

the front edge of which is provided witha downwardly-directed jaw 28, which is designed to close the upper end of the passage 25.

Pivotally connected with the sides of the upright portion of the device, as shown at 29, is a yoke-shaped frame 30, the cross-bar of which hangs just below the upright portion 10 of the plate 8, as shown in Figs. 1, and 3, and the said upright portion 10 of the plate 8 is provided with downwardly-directed lugs or projections 32, which are adapted to limit the' forward movement of the said yokeshaped frame, and said frame is provided at one side with an arm 33, which extends transversely of one side of the part 10 of the plate 8, and secured to said arm at 34: is a spring 35, which projects downwardly and which bears upon the part 10 of the plate 8, and said spring is adapted to hold the yoke-shaped frame in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3, in which position it bears upon the downwardly-directed lugs or projections 32, and secured to said arm 34 is another spring 36, which projects downwardly and the lower end of which is curved upwardly and backwardly and downwardly and passed into the lower end of the space 25 between the bottom portion of the plate 22 and the upright part of the plate 8.

Pivotally connected with the front of the upper part of the plate 8 at 37 is a lever 38, the upper end of which is provided with a wedge-shaped point 39, which is adapted to bear on the lower end or cross-bar 31 of the yoke-shaped frame 30, and secured to the plate 8 is a spring 40, which bears on the lower end of the lever 38 and forces it forwardly, so as to secure the wedge-shaped end 39 thereof in contact with the yoke-shaped frame 30. I also provide a plate 41, which is pivotally connected with the bottom of the plate 8 at the front side thereof, as shown at 42, and secured to the back of said plate is an arm 43, which projects through a slot 44, formed in the plate 8, and which is provided at its end with a thumb-plate 45, and said plate 41 is provided with an upwardly-directed extension 46, which is formed on or secured thereto, and said plate 46, when formed independently of the plate 41, is provided with a tubularside extension 4'7,througl1 which is passed a screw or bolt 48, and the plate 41 is provided with a transverse projection 49, into and through which said screw or bolt passes, and pivotally connected with the upwardly-directed extension 46 of the plate 41, as shown at 50, is a jaw51, to the back of which is secured a spring 52, which extends downwardly and bears on a transverse shoulder or projection 53, formed on the plate 41, and the operation of which is to force the jaw 51 into contact with the upwardlydirected extension 46 of the plate 41, and said upwardly-directed extension 46 of the plate 41 is provided with outwardly-directed projections 54, between which the jaw 51 moves.

The adjacent surface of the jaw 51 and the upwardly-directed portion 46 of the plate 41 are longitudinally corrugated, the corrugated surface of the plate 46 being shown at 55 in Fig. 1, the object of this construction being to enable said plate and said jaw to grasp and hold a match, and the back portion of the casing 16 is provided with a detachable top plate 56, which is provided at its front edge with a lug or projection 57, which is adapted'to pass beneath the stationary top plate 19 of said casing 16, and at its rear edge with a downwardly-directed hook 58, which passes through the slot in the outwardlydirected portion 14 of the upwardly-directed extension 10 0f the plate 3, and the arm 43 of the plate 41 is provided on its under side with a notch or recess 59, and I also provide a spiral spring 60, which is adapted to be connected with the hook 58 and the arm 43, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Secured to one side of the upper part of the plate 8 in any desired manner is a clamp 61, consisting of an outwardly-curved jaw 62, and a plate provided with two downwardly-curved arms 63, and in said clamp is held a sheet of sandpaper, emery-paper, or any other similar material, and the operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the following statement thereof.

The matches are placed in the casing 16, the detachable plate 56 being removed for this purpose, and said matches rest transversely of the plate 26, which forms the bottom of said casing, and by depressing the outwardly-directed extension 27 of the plate 26 the inner end thereof may be raised and one or more matches will pass into the passage and downwardly therethrough until they are stopped by the cross-bar 31 of the frame 30, and whenever it is desired to ignite a match and remove the same the arm 43 is depressed. In this operation the plate 41 strikes the lower end of the lever 38 and forces it backwardly, so as to free it from the cross head or bar 31 of the yoke-shaped frame 30, and immediately thereafter the upper end of the part 46 of the plate 41 strikes the cross head or bar 31 of the frame and forces said frame backwardly against the operation of the spring 35, and the upper end of the jaw 51 strikes the lower end of the plate 22 and the backwardly-directed movement of said jaw is stopped, as shown in Fig. 3, but the upwardly-directed portion 46 of the plate 41 moves farther back, carrying the lower part of the frame 30 with it, and at the same time the lower end of the spring 36 is forced back- Wardly and catches and holds all the matches in the passage 25, with the exception of the bottom match, which rests on the cross head or bar 31 of the yoke-shaped frame 30, and said bottom match drops between the jaw 51 and the upper end of the part 46 of the plate 41, and the arm 43 is then released and the spring 60 throws the plate 41, with the jaw 51 connected therewith, out into the position shown in Fig. 2, and at the beginning of this movement the jaw 51 grasps and securely holds the match, and in the outwardly-directed movement of the plate 41. the match is ignited by rubbing it upon the sheet 64, which is held by the clamp 61.

The clamp 61 and the igniting-sheet 64 are not absolutely necessary, and the match may be ignited by withdrawing it from between the jaw 51 and the part 46 of the plate 41, as will be readily understood, and it will be apparent that many changes in and modifications of the construction herein describedmay be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

When constructed as herein described, it will be seen that the upright plate 8 in fact forms a support for the match-receptacle and that said receptacle is provided with a downdevice, with the exception of the plate 26,,

which forms the bottom of the match-receptacle,are pivotally connected with the upright plate or support 8 and with the sides of the downwardly-directed extension of the matchreceptacle, in which the passage 25 is formed.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A match-receptacle, comprising a base or support, an upright plate or support connected therewith, a match-receptacle which is provided with a downwardly-directed extension which is connected with said upright plate or support, by an angular extension, said downwardly-directed extension of the match-receptacle being provided with a passage through which the matches are adapted to pass, a bottom plate pivotally supported in the bottom of said receptacle, and adapted to control the upper end of said passage, a yoke-shaped frame pivotally connected with the downwardly directed extension of the match-receptacle, and adapted to close the lower end of said passage, and devices for operating said yoke-shaped frame and removing the matches one by one from said passage, substantially as shown and described.

2. A combined match-receptacle and igniting device, consisting of a base or support, an upright plate or support connected therewith, a match-receptacle provided with a downwardly-directed extension which is con nected with said upright plate, said downwardlydirected extension being provided with a passage through which the matches are adapted to pass, a spring-operated frame pivotally connected with the downwardlydirected extension of the match-receptacle, and adapted to close the lower end of said passage, a spring connected with said springoperated frame, and projecting through a slot formed in said downwardly-directed extension of the match-receptacle for holding the matches in said passage, and devices for operating said spring-operated frame, and for removing the matches from said passage, substantially as shown and described.

3. A combined match-receptacle and igniting device, consisting of a base -or support, an upright plate or support connected therewith, a match-receptacle provided with a downwardly-directed extension which is connected with said upright plate said downwardly directed extension being provided with a passage through which the matches are adapted to pass, a spring-operated frame pivotally connected with the downwardly-directed extension of the mat-ch-receptacle,and adapted to close the lower end of said passage, a spring connected with said spring-operated frame, and projecting through a slot formed in said downwardly-directed extension of the match-receptacle for holding the matches in said passage, and devices for operating said spring-operated frame, and for removing the matches from said passage, consisting of a spring-operated lever which operates in connection with said yoke-shaped frame, and which holds it in position to close the lower end of said passage, and a pivotally-supported plate which is provided with an upwardly-directed spring-operated jaw, which is pivotally connected therewith, substantially as shown and described.

4. A combined match-receptacle and igniting device consisting of a base or support, an upright plate or support connected therewith, a match-receptacle provided with a downwardly-directed extension which is connected with said upright plate, said downwardly-directed extension being provided with a passage through which the matches are adapted to pass, a spring-operated frame pivotally connected with the downwardly-directed extension of the match-receptacle, and adapted to close the lower end of said passage, a spring connected with said springoperated frame, and projecting through a slot formed in said downwardly-directed extension of the match-receptacle for holding the matches in said passage, and devices for operating said spring-operated frame, and for removing the matches from said passage, consistingof a spring-operated lever which operates in connection with said yoke-shaped frame, and which holds it in position to close the lower end of said passage, and a pivotally-supported plate which is provided with an upwardlydirected spring-operated jaw which is pivotally connected therewith, said pivoted plate being provided with an arm which projects backwardly through a slot formed in said upright plate, substantially as shown and described.

5. A combined match-receptacle and igniting device consisting of a base or support, an upright plate or support connected therewith, a match-receptacle provided with a downwardly-directed extension which is connected with said upright plate, said downwardly-directed extension being provided with a passage through which the matches are adapted to pass, a spring-operated frame pivotally connected with the downwardly-directed extension of the match-receptacle, and adapted to close the lower end of said passage, a spring connected with said spring-operated frame, and projecting through a slot formed in said downwardly-directed extension of the matchreceptacle for holding the matches in said passage, and devices for operating said spring operated frame, and for removing the matches from said passage, consisting of a spring-opera-ted lever which operates in connection with said yoke-shaped frame, and which holds it in position to close the lower end of said passage, and a pivotally-supported plate which is provided with an upwardly-directed springoperated jaw which is pivotally connected therewith, said pivoted plate being provided with an arm which projects backwardly through a slot formed in said upright plate, and said match-receptacle being provided with a detachable top plate or cover and a spring which is connected therewith, and with said arm, substantially as shown and described.

6. A combined match-receptacle and igniting device, consisting of a base or support, an upright plate or support connected therewith, a match-receptacle provided with a' downwardly-directed extension which is connected With said upright plate, said downwardly-directed extension being provided with a passage through which the matches are adapted to pass, a springoperated frame pivotally connected with the downwardly-directed extension of the match-receptacle, and adapted to close the lower end of said passage, a spring connected with said spring-operated frame, and projecting through a slot formed in said downwardly-directed extension of the matchreceptacle for holding the matches in said passage, and devices for operating said springoperated frame, and for removing the matches from said passage, consisting of a spring-operated lever which operates in connection with said yoke-shaped frame, and which holds it in position to close the lower end of said passage, and a pivotally-supported plate which is provided with an upwardly-directed springoperated jaw which is pivotally connected therewith, said pivoted plate being provided with an arm which projects backwardly through a slot formed in said upright plate, and said matchreceptacle being provided with a detachable top plate or cover and a spring which is connected therewith, and with said arm, and said upright plate being also provided at one side thereof, with a clamp which is adapted to hold a sheet of emery-paper or other material by means of which a match is ignited, substantially as shown and described. 7 p

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 14th day of May, 1897. 7 V H V A CHARLES FREDMAN. Witnesses:

JOHN G. HARRIS, WALTER F. MOSEY. 

